PTT Chem restarts PDH unit, cracker runs at 100%
25 June 2008 10:33 [Source: ICIS news]
SINGAPORE (ICIS news)--Thailand’s largest olefins producer - PTT Chemical - restarted its propane dehydrogenation (PDH) unit on 20 June and the cracker facility in Mab Ta Phut is operating fully, a company source said on Tuesday.
"The PDH was restarted on 20 May as planned and the cracker is operating at 100%," the source said.
The 460,000 tonne/year cracker unit in Mab Ta Phut can produce 140,000 tonnes/year of propylene. The cracker uses 85% ethane and 15% of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as feedstock.
PTT Chem operates two other crackers in Mab Ta Phut, one of which operates solely on ethane feedstock with a capacity of 300,000 tonnes/year. The other facility uses 80% naphtha and 20% ethane feedstock and has a capacity of 515,000 tonnes/year.
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